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三國史記

简三国史记 · 繁三國史記

Mandarin · pinyin Sān guó shǐ jì

History of Three Kingdoms (Korean: Samguk Sagi), the oldest extant Korean history, compiled under Kim Busik 金富軾 Jīn Fù shì in 1145. The three kingdoms are Goguryeo 高句麗 Gāo gōu lí, Baekje 百濟 Bǎi jì, Silla 新羅 Xīn luó.

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三: sān · three
國: Look up this written character
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals
記: jì · record; keep in mind, remember
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state
记: jì · record; keep in mind, remember

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Samguk sagi (historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, written mostly in Literary Chinese)

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